Meshomasic State Forest

Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & Shenipsit Trail via Woodchoppers Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & Shenipsit Trail via Woodchoppers Road is a 3.3-mile out-and-back in Meshomasic State Forest near Cobalt, CT. The route reaches Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.6 miles in. It climbs 512 ft and is mostly dirt. It scores 69/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: backcountry feel.

Elevation

0 mi600 – 807 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road 41.59814, -72.54846
Nearest town Cobalt, CT

Directions

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Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint & Shenipsit Trail via Woodchoppers Road

3.3 mi · ▲ 512 ft · 1 hr 21 min

Elevation 600–806 ft

Out & Back · Meshomasic State Forest

Trailhead: Woodchoppers Road · 41.59814, -72.54846

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:36 AM · sunset 6:53 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftBear left onto Woodchoppers Road, heading E.
  3. 100 ftBear right, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto Shenipsit Trail, heading SW.
  6. 1.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 50 ftReach Meshomasic State Forest Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  10. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  11. 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miBear left onto Woodchoppers Road, heading N.
  14. 100 ftBear right, heading N.
  15. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

72% dirt1% gravel27% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:36 AMSunset 6:53 PM

Good to know

  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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